Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 14:08 PM Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Todd Veney                            377 Paul Noakes                  
E3                   0.025 12.027  69.86     ****WINNER****  0.106  5.609 257.48
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Bohl      ) 0.061  5.712 254.28      (F Tigges    ) 0.043  5.625 257.04
E1    (D Cox       ) 0.051  5.709 250.04      (J Fiorini   ) 0.128  5.728 255.43
 Qualified:             #6  5.659 254.38                        #2  5.624 257.73

1:58 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,107 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Veney launched, shook the tires and backed off the throttle right away. Noakes got the win and will move on to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mickey Ferro                            1 Frank Manzo                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.580 258.67                     0.038  5.648 253.33
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Anderika  ) 0.045  5.573 259.66      (D Pomponio  ) 0.102  5.555 261.37
E1    (T Bogolo    ) 0.055  5.646 256.55      (C Foster    ) 0.070  5.585 259.61
 Qualified:             #5  5.651 260.06                        #1  5.537 261.27

Manzo won't be the winner in his last race here at Maple Grove Raceway. He got off the starting line first and was out in front at mid track. After that, Ferro got by him and went on to take the win. Ferro will have lane choice over Noakes in the final round. Mickey Ferro's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(-0.026), 660ft(-0.024), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0418 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink